Doing CSAW HSF for first time ... HELP

[Slidetackle]

One of my AP CS students approached me about doing the CSAW HSF competition so being the good teacher I said sure.  We signed up and now I am trying to figure out where to start w/ their instruction.  We do not have any CS classes outside of AP CS which is strictly JAVA coding.  To my knowledge, neither of the kids on the team have any experience (although they are trying to recruit a student who has done CyberPatriots).  We will have to do a lot of it after school or they will have to do it on their own.  I want to learn it too but I am just not really sure where to start.  Any help that can be offered would be greatly appreciated.

[Joel Fernandez]

So glad that you have decided to support your students!!!!

CyFor is your best bet here. In this same discussion forum, last years solutions are posted. That's a good place to see what they're up for. Another good teaching tool is the NIST Hacking case we've been working through here. 

On Sep 13, 2012, at 3:53 PM, Slidetackle <cbkyx...@gmail.com> wrote:

One of my AP CS students approached me about doing the CSAW HSF competition so being the good teacher I said sure.  We signed up and now I am trying to figure out where to start w/ their instruction.  We do not have any CS classes outside of AP CS which is strictly JAVA coding.  To my knowledge, neither of the kids on the team have any experience (although they are trying to recruit a student who has done CyberPatriots).  We will have to do a lot of it after school or they will have to do it on their own.  I want to learn it too but I am just not really sure where to start.  Any help that can be offered would be greatly appreciated.

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[Greg Reichelt]

I agree that going through last years case is very helpful.  The learning curve is fairly steep but learning a bit of Linux could be very helpful as well.

[Joel Fernandez]

The goal of CyFor is to help bridge that gap. 

[Mandy Galante]

I have coached teams for the CSAW HSF competitions in the past and here are a few tips to get your team ready before the official start:

1. Make sure your students have access to computers that can run Vmware Player.  The key here is a modern dual core processor and at least 2-4 Gigs of RAM.  Access to these computers can be either in school or at home, preferably both.  Vmware Player is free but you must install the correct one for your system, so take care of that now.
2. Make sure the students know how to open an image in Vmware Player. The student who has participated in Cyberpatriot has experienced this so even if he is not on your team you could ask him to show you the ins and outs.  To practice this you might want to download one of the Ubuntu images from the VMware appliances website https://solutionexchange.vmware.com/store/category_groups/19.  Or download the images from CSAW 2011 and use them as practice!
3. Make sure the students have a basic comfort level with the operating systems that have been used in CSAW in the past such as Windows XP, Windows Server and Ubuntu.  Being able to use command line is often an advantage, especially with Linux based systems.
4. Go to the CSAW 2011 webpage and get the solutions documents from that competition.  Look over what evidence was found and what techniques were used to find that evidence.  Brainstorm with your students about this information . . . what would we do to get past a password protected desktop?  what would we use to examine images? where would we look for evidence on a workstation or a server or a cellphone?

I hope this is helpful.  The CSAW competition is a lot of fun and a tremendous learning experience for the students!